Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg is an American actor. He rose to prominence as troubled university professor Larry Gopnik in the 2009 dark comedy film A Serious Man , directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Stuhlbarg has appeared in numerous films and televisions series portraying real life figures, such as George Yeaman in Lincoln , Lew Wasserman in Hitchcock , Andy Hertzfeld in Steve Jobs , Edward G. Robinson in Trumbo , Abe Rosenthal in The Post and Arnold Rothstein in HBO's Boardwalk Empire . Other notable supporting roles include Men in Black 3 , Blue Jasmine , Arrival, and Doctor Strange , as well as the third season of the anthology television series Fargo .